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Judges 4

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וַיֹּסִ֙פוּ֙and they repeatedבְּנֵ֣יthe people ofיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לIsraelלַעֲשׂ֥וֹתto doהָרַ֖עthe evilבְּעֵינֵ֣יin the eyes ofיְהוָ֑הYahwehוְאֵה֖וּדand Ehudמֵֽת׃he had died
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וַיִּמְכְּרֵ֣םand he sold themיְהוָ֗הYahwehבְּיַד֙in the hand ofיָבִ֣יןJabinמֶֽלֶךְ־the king ofכְּנַ֔עַןCanaanאֲשֶׁ֥רwhoמָלַ֖ךְhe reignedבְּחָצ֑וֹרin Hazorוְשַׂר־and was the commander ofצְבָאוֹ֙army hisסִֽיסְרָ֔אSiseraוְה֥וּאand heיוֹשֵׁ֖בwas dwellingבַּחֲרֹ֥שֶׁתin Haroshethהַגּוֹיִֽם׃Haggoyim
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וַיִּצְעֲק֥וּand they cried outבְנֵֽי־the people ofיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לIsraelאֶל־toיְהוָ֑הYahwehכִּ֠יforתְּשַׁ֨עnineמֵא֤וֹתhundredsרֶֽכֶב־chariots ofבַּרְזֶל֙ironל֔וֹbelonged to the himוְ֠הוּאand heלָחַ֞ץhe oppressedאֶת־obj.בְּנֵ֧יthe people ofיִשְׂרָאֵ֛לIsraelבְּחָזְקָ֖הwith forceעֶשְׂרִ֥יםtwentyשָׁנָֽה׃ סyears
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וּדְבוֹרָה֙and Deborahאִשָּׁ֣הa womanנְבִיאָ֔הa prophetessאֵ֖שֶׁתthe wife ofלַפִּיד֑וֹתLappidothהִ֛יאsheשֹׁפְטָ֥הwas judgingאֶת־obj.יִשְׂרָאֵ֖לIsraelבָּעֵ֥תat the timeהַהִֽיא׃the that
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וְ֠הִיאand sheיוֹשֶׁ֨בֶתwas dwellingתַּֽחַת־underתֹּ֜מֶרthe palm tree ofדְּבוֹרָ֗הDeborahבֵּ֧יןbetweenהָרָמָ֛הthe Ramahוּבֵ֥יןand betweenבֵּֽית־Beth-אֵ֖ל-elבְּהַ֣רin the hill country ofאֶפְרָ֑יִםEphraimוַיַּעֲל֥וּand they went upאֵלֶ֛יהָto herבְּנֵ֥יthe people ofיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לIsraelלַמִּשְׁפָּֽט׃for the judgment
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וַתִּשְׁלַ֗חand she sentוַתִּקְרָא֙and she summonedלְבָרָ֣קto Barakבֶּן־the son ofאֲבִינֹ֔עַםAbinoamמִקֶּ֖דֶשׁfrom Kedeshנַפְתָּלִ֑יNaphtaliוַתֹּ֨אמֶרand she saidאֵלָ֜יוto himהֲלֹ֥א¿ notצִוָּ֣ה׀has he commandedיְהוָ֣הYahwehאֱלֹהֵֽי־the God ofיִשְׂרָאֵ֗לIsraelלֵ֤ךְgoוּמָֽשַׁכְתָּ֙and you will marchבְּהַ֣רat the mountain ofתָּב֔וֹרTaborוְלָקַחְתָּ֣and you will takeעִמְּךָ֗with youעֲשֶׂ֤רֶתtenאֲלָפִים֙thousandsאִ֔ישׁmanמִבְּנֵ֥יfrom the descendants ofנַפְתָּלִ֖יNaphtaliוּמִבְּנֵ֥יand of the descendants ofזְבֻלֽוּן׃Zebulun
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וּמָשַׁכְתִּ֨יand I will drawאֵלֶ֜יךָto youאֶל־toנַ֣חַלthe wadi ofקִישׁ֗וֹןKishonאֶת־obj.סִֽיסְרָא֙Siseraשַׂר־the commander ofצְבָ֣אthe army ofיָבִ֔יןJabinוְאֶת־and obj.רִכְבּ֖וֹchariotry hisוְאֶת־and obj.הֲמוֹנ֑וֹmultitude hisוּנְתַתִּ֖יהוּand I will give himבְּיָדֶֽךָ׃in hand your
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וַיֹּ֤אמֶרand he saidאֵלֶ֙יהָ֙to herבָּרָ֔קBarakאִם־ifתֵּלְכִ֥יyou will goעִמִּ֖יwith meוְהָלָ֑כְתִּיand I will goוְאִם־and ifלֹ֥אnotתֵלְכִ֛יyou will goעִמִּ֖יwith meלֹ֥אnotאֵלֵֽךְ׃I will go
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וַתֹּ֜אמֶרand she saidהָלֹ֧ךְcertainly to goאֵלֵ֣ךְI will goעִמָּ֗ךְwith youאֶ֚פֶסneverthelessכִּי֩forלֹ֨אnotתִֽהְיֶ֜הit will beתִּֽפְאַרְתְּךָ֗honor yourעַל־onהַדֶּ֙רֶךְ֙the wayאֲשֶׁ֣רwhichאַתָּ֣הyouהוֹלֵ֔ךְare goingכִּ֣יforבְֽיַד־in the hand ofאִשָּׁ֔הa womanיִמְכֹּ֥רhe will sellיְהוָ֖הYahwehאֶת־obj.סִֽיסְרָ֑אSiseraוַתָּ֧קָםand she roseדְּבוֹרָ֛הDeborahוַתֵּ֥לֶךand she wentעִם־withבָּרָ֖קBarakקֶֽדְשָׁה׃Kedesh towards
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וַיַּזְעֵ֨קand he summonedבָּרָ֜קBarakאֶת־obj.זְבוּלֻ֤ןZebulunוְאֶת־and obj.נַפְתָּלִי֙Naphtaliקֶ֔דְשָׁהKedesh towardsוַיַּ֣עַלand it went upבְּרַגְלָ֔יוat feet hisעֲשֶׂ֥רֶתtenאַלְפֵ֖יthousandsאִ֑ישׁmanוַתַּ֥עַלand she went upעִמּ֖וֹwith himדְּבוֹרָֽה׃Deborah
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וְחֶ֤בֶרand Heberהַקֵּינִי֙the Keniteנִפְרָ֣דwas separateמִקַּ֔יִןfrom the Kenitesמִבְּנֵ֥יfrom the descendants ofחֹבָ֖בHobabחֹתֵ֣ןthe father-in-law ofמֹשֶׁ֑הMosesוַיֵּ֣טand he had pitchedאָהֳל֔וֹtent hisעַד־toאֵל֥וֹןthe great treeבְּצַעֲנַנִּ֖יםin Zaanannimאֲשֶׁ֥רwhichאֶת־is withקֶֽדֶשׁ׃Kedesh
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וַיַּגִּ֖דוּand people toldלְסִֽיסְרָ֑אto Siseraכִּ֥יthatעָלָ֛הhe had gone upבָּרָ֥קBarakבֶּן־the son ofאֲבִינֹ֖עַםAbinoamהַר־the mountain ofתָּבֽוֹר׃ סTabor
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וַיַּזְעֵ֨קand he summonedסִֽיסְרָ֜אSiseraאֶת־obj.כָּל־allרִכְבּ֗וֹchariotry hisתְּשַׁ֤עnineמֵאוֹת֙hundredsרֶ֣כֶבchariots ofבַּרְזֶ֔לironוְאֶת־and obj.כָּל־allהָעָ֖םthe peopleאֲשֶׁ֣רwhichאִתּ֑וֹwas with himמֵחֲרֹ֥שֶׁתfrom Haroshethהַגּוֹיִ֖םHaggoyimאֶל־toנַ֥חַלthe wadi ofקִישֽׁוֹן׃Kishon
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וַתֹּאמֶר֩and she saidדְּבֹרָ֨הDeborahאֶל־toבָּרָ֜קBarakק֗וּםariseכִּ֣יforזֶ֤הthisהַיּוֹם֙is the dayאֲשֶׁר֩whichנָתַ֨ןhe has givenיְהוָ֤הYahwehאֶת־obj.סִֽיסְרָא֙Siseraבְּיָדֶ֔ךָin hand yourהֲלֹ֥א¿ notיְהוָ֖הYahwehיָצָ֣אhas he gone outלְפָנֶ֑יךָto before youוַיֵּ֤רֶדand he went downבָּרָק֙Barakמֵהַ֣רfrom the mountain ofתָּב֔וֹרTaborוַעֲשֶׂ֧רֶתand tenאֲלָפִ֛יםthousandsאִ֖ישׁmanאַחֲרָֽיו׃were after him
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וַיָּ֣הָםand he routedיְ֠הוָהYahwehאֶת־obj.סִֽיסְרָ֨אSiseraוְאֶת־and obj.כָּל־allהָרֶ֧כֶבthe chariotryוְאֶת־and obj.כָּל־allהַֽמַּחֲנֶ֛הthe armyלְפִי־to the mouth ofחֶ֖רֶבthe swordלִפְנֵ֣יto beforeבָרָ֑קBarakוַיֵּ֧רֶדand he went downסִֽיסְרָ֛אSiseraמֵעַ֥לfrom onהַמֶּרְכָּבָ֖הthe chariotוַיָּ֥נָסand he fledבְּרַגְלָֽיו׃on feet his
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וּבָרָ֗קand Barakרָדַ֞ףhe pursuedאַחֲרֵ֤יafterהָרֶ֙כֶב֙the chariotryוְאַחֲרֵ֣יand afterהַֽמַּחֲנֶ֔הthe armyעַ֖דtoחֲרֹ֣שֶׁתHaroshethהַגּוֹיִ֑םHaggoyimוַיִּפֹּ֞לand it fellכָּל־allמַחֲנֵ֤הthe army ofסִֽיסְרָא֙Siseraלְפִי־to the mouth ofחֶ֔רֶבthe swordלֹ֥אnotנִשְׁאַ֖רit was leftעַד־up toאֶחָֽד׃one
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וְסִֽיסְרָא֙and Siseraנָ֣סhe fledבְּרַגְלָ֔יוon feet hisאֶל־toאֹ֣הֶלthe tent ofיָעֵ֔לJaelאֵ֖שֶּׁתthe wife ofחֶ֣בֶרHeberהַקֵּינִ֑יthe Keniteכִּ֣יforשָׁל֗וֹםpeaceבֵּ֚יןwas betweenיָבִ֣יןJabinמֶֽלֶךְ־the king ofחָצ֔וֹרHazorוּבֵ֕יןand betweenבֵּ֖יתthe house ofחֶ֥בֶרHeberהַקֵּינִֽי׃the Kenite
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וַתֵּצֵ֣אand she went outיָעֵל֮Jaelלִקְרַ֣אתto meetסִֽיסְרָא֒Siseraוַתֹּ֣אמֶרand she saidאֵלָ֗יוto himסוּרָ֧הturn aside !אֲדֹנִ֛יO lord myסוּרָ֥הturn aside !אֵלַ֖יto meאַל־may notתִּירָ֑אyou be afraidוַיָּ֤סַרand he turned asideאֵלֶ֙יהָ֙to herהָאֹ֔הֱלָהthe tent towardsוַתְּכַסֵּ֖הוּand she covered himבַּשְּׂמִיכָֽה׃with the covering
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וַיֹּ֧אמֶרand he saidאֵלֶ֛יהָto herהַשְׁקִינִי־give to drink meנָ֥אpleaseמְעַט־a little ofמַ֖יִםwaterכִּ֣יforצָמֵ֑אתִיI am thirstyוַתִּפְתַּ֞חand she openedאֶת־obj.נֹ֧אודthe skin-bottle ofהֶחָלָ֛בthe milkוַתַּשְׁקֵ֖הוּand she gave a drink himוַתְּכַסֵּֽהוּ׃and she covered him
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וַיֹּ֣אמֶרand he saidאֵלֶ֔יהָto herעֲמֹ֖דstandפֶּ֣תַחthe opening ofהָאֹ֑הֶלthe tentוְהָיָה֩and it will beאִם־ifאִ֨ישׁanyoneיָב֜וֹאhe will comeוּשְׁאֵלֵ֗ךְand he will ask youוְאָמַ֛רand he will sayהֲיֵֽשׁ־¿ is thereפֹּ֥הhereאִ֖ישׁanyoneוְאָמַ֥רְתְּand you will sayאָֽיִן׃no
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וַתִּקַּ֣חand she tookיָעֵ֣לJaelאֵֽשֶׁת־the wife ofחֶ֠בֶרHeberאֶת־obj.יְתַ֨דthe peg ofהָאֹ֜הֶלthe tentוַתָּ֧שֶׂםand she putאֶת־obj.הַמַּקֶּ֣בֶתthe hammerבְּיָדָ֗הּin hand herוַתָּב֤וֹאand she wentאֵלָיו֙to himבַּלָּ֔אטin the secrecyוַתִּתְקַ֤עand she droveאֶת־obj.הַיָּתֵד֙the pegבְּרַקָּת֔וֹin temple hisוַתִּצְנַ֖חand it went downבָּאָ֑רֶץin the groundוְהֽוּא־and heנִרְדָּ֥םwas sleepingוַיָּ֖עַףand he was wearyוַיָּמֹֽת׃and he died
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וְהִנֵּ֣הand there!בָרָק֮Barakרֹדֵ֣ףwas pursuingאֶת־obj.סִֽיסְרָא֒Siseraוַתֵּצֵ֤אand she went outיָעֵל֙Jaelלִקְרָאת֔וֹto meet himוַתֹּ֣אמֶרand she saidל֔וֹto the himלֵ֣ךְcomeוְאַרְאֶ֔ךָּand I will show youאֶת־obj.הָאִ֖ישׁthe manאֲשֶׁר־whomאַתָּ֣הyouמְבַקֵּ֑שׁare seekingוַיָּבֹ֣אand he wentאֵלֶ֔יהָto herוְהִנֵּ֤הand there!סִֽיסְרָא֙Siseraנֹפֵ֣לwas lyingמֵ֔תdeadוְהַיָּתֵ֖דand the pegבְּרַקָּתֽוֹ׃was in temple his
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וַיַּכְנַ֤עand he subduedאֱלֹהִים֙Godבַּיּ֣וֹםon the dayהַה֔וּאthe thatאֵ֖תobj.יָבִ֣יןJabinמֶֽלֶךְ־the king ofכְּנָ֑עַןCanaanלִפְנֵ֖יto beforeבְּנֵ֥יthe people ofיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃Israel
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וַתֵּ֜לֶךְand it wentיַ֤דthe hand ofבְּנֵֽי־the people ofיִשְׂרָאֵל֙Israelהָל֣וֹךְgoingוְקָשָׁ֔הand hardעַ֖לonיָבִ֣יןJabinמֶֽלֶךְ־the king ofכְּנָ֑עַןCanaanעַ֚דuntilאֲשֶׁ֣רthatהִכְרִ֔יתוּthey cut offאֵ֖תobj.יָבִ֥יןJabinמֶֽלֶךְ־the king ofכְּנָֽעַן׃ פCanaan

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